Nortel Networks 4400, RELEASE 4.1 This chart will help you decide which device management tool is best suited for your needs.

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Getting Started with Passport 4400, Release 4.1
This chart will help you decide which device management tool is best suited for
your needs.
Tool Workstation you will
need: When To Use It For More
Information
Install Tool Windows-
based PC Use Install Tool to set up a factory-new or factory-defaulted
Passport 4460 unit, such that
network connectivity and basic
services are enabled. In addition,
you can use Install Tool to perform
real-time monitoring of Passport
4400 units in your network.
Refer to the Using
Passport 4400 Install
Tool Version 4.1,
206906-B.
Passport4400
Configurator Any workstation
that supports
a browser
(Internet
Explorer or
Netscape)
Use the Configurator to perform
any Passport 4460 configuration
task.
Note1: The Passport 4400
Configurator is an embedded web
interface. It is a built-in component
of Passport 4460 units.
Note2: To access the Passpo rt
4400 Configurator from within
Install Tool, select Web
Configurator from the System
menu.
Note3: Like Install Tool, the
Passport 4400 Configurator can
access the Passport 4460 unit
through PPP IP connectivity.
Refer to the
Configuring and
Operating
Passport4400
Software, 206916-A
(online
documentation).
Command Line
Interface (CLI) Dumb terminal or
terminal
emulation
software
Use the CLI to perform any
configuration task, especially
low-level or specialized tasks.
Refer to the
Passport 4400
Reference for CLI,
209666-A.
Mass
Deployment
and Reporting
Tool (MDT)
Windows-
based PC Use the Mass Deployment and Reporting Tool to generate
configuration reports and to
replicate the configuration of one
unit to multiple units.
Refer to the Using
the Passport 4400
Mass Deployment
and Reporting Tool,
209665-A